Chemical naturally produced by one microorganism that kills/inhibits another. Can also be a semi synthetic antibiotic, which is a naturally occurring antibiotic that has been slightly chemically altered.

What was Fleming growing on the petri dish that was affected by the penicillin?

Staphylococcus aureus

Of all the antimicrobial drugs, this category is the largest

Antibiotics

Define antimicrobial

Drug/substance that are effective against ALL microbes

How does an antimicrobial differ from an antibiotic?

An antibiotic is only effective against bacteria; antimicrobial is effective against all microbes

Difference b/w antibiotic drugs and disinfectants/antiseptics?

NAme 2 broad spectrum antibiotics and what they treat

Name 2 narrow spectrum antimicrobial medicines

name a negative and a postive in using a broad spectrum antibiotic

Name a negative and a postive in using a narrow spectrum antibiotic

2 categories of microbes that naturally produce antibiotics. Name specific genus and the antibiotic they produce